The problem is that our ideas are sticky: once we produce a theory, we are not likely to change our minds....

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

You cannot do anything with knowledge unless you know where it stops, and the costs of using it.

It took us a while to discover that we do effectively think, but that we more readily narrate backward in order to give ourselves the illusion of understanding, and give a cover to our past actions.

A theory is like medicine (or government): often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving, and on occasion lethal. So it needs to be used with care, moderation and close adult supervision.

Know how to rank your beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.

Do not just go through the day without pausing to ponder! You shall only retire wondering.

Trust is hard to gain, but it is even harder to regain once lost.

Hopefully one day we will pledge allegiance to the Earth and ALL the people on it.

The season of love is that of battle. The roots of these fights run deep.

My mother was always encouraging about my wanting to be an artist.

It's to surprise people about something that is extremely well known. I mean human reproduction, the human body, nature and so on. To surprise them with a new technique.

Believe it or not, I even love the editing stage. It's something that apparently comes naturally to me.

Vowels are the most illuminated letters in the alphabet. Vowels are the colors and souls of poetry and speech. (1976 Penthouse interview)

My activities tend to revolve around crossword puzzles, reading and playing piano and games with my friends.

It could not always be love in the afternoon and passion in the night, gifts given, notes written, meals fed to each other. It can't all be like that.